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Welcome New Owners of Frolic - Hull #255
#10345
10/12/10 10:39 AM
10/12/10 10:39 AM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
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Past J/30 Class President
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668
Portsmouth, RI
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Welcome Jeff Smith to the Long Island Sound District who just bought Redstart and is now renamed to Frolic hull #255. Jeff and Emily have moved the boat from the Chesapeake to sail out of Atlantic Highlands, NJ!
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Re: Welcome New Owners of Frolic - Hull #255
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
#10346
10/12/10 11:00 AM
10/12/10 11:00 AM
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 135 Summit, NJ
Michael L
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Posts: 135
Summit, NJ
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Welcome indeed. Jeff are you planning to race in the area? BTW there is another J/30 moored in Atlantic Highlands, but have never seen him out on the race course...
Michael
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Re: Welcome New Owners of Frolic - Hull #255
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
#10350
10/12/10 03:47 PM
10/12/10 03:47 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 457 Highland Park, NJ
Steve Buzbee
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Posts: 457
Highland Park, NJ
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Hey Jeff-
Welcome to the 30 class! I hope we can entice you to do some one design racing when you are ready (and I hope you will come try some of the regattas at Raritan YC-we have several active/semi active J/30's, and a bunch of other well sailed 30 footers).
On the hatches-does your boat still have the black plastic "Bowmar" units? If you are going to rebed, I would encourage you to consider upgrading to some new Lewmar units-rebedding is time consuming, and the Bomar units are not particularly great.
The floor stains are not so easy-I would recommend a thorough sanding of the floor, and then a cleaning using a strong two part teak cleaner, then a finish sanding before varnishing. One strong warning-if your boat is leaky, you may have water saturating the vermiculite under the floor at the aft end of the cabin. In winter, that moisture gets into the teak, and can freeze and "blow" the varnish off the wood. Wait to finish the floor in the spring after the freeze thaw cycles end, and use a "sanding sealer" as your base coat-it is much thinner and penetrates into the wood better for a stronger bond. Also-after several years wrestling with failed varnish, I took two further steps. I drilled holes into the vermiculite horizontally at the rear of the removable floor section to allow better drainage and drying, and I dehumidify the boat for a week or two after haul out.
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Re: Welcome New Owners of Frolic - Hull #255
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
#10356
10/13/10 03:29 PM
10/13/10 03:29 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 126 Atlantic Highlands, NJ
JeffSmithNJphoto
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Hi Steve, Thank you very much for your kind invitation! I can't make it tonight due to a RC meeting at AHYC, but if I finish bringing the boat up from the Chesapeake by Wednesday next (which should be the case) I would love to race with you. I will let you know as soon as I know - either way by next Wednesday PM. Thanks again, Jeff
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